BUT AREN'T THEY JUST BABY TEETH?
You’ve heard these words before and can’t help thinking to
yourself, “Oh no, another
ignorant parent.” Parents who pose this question (and others) are
not really ignorant—
they are often working from old beliefs or their own experiences.
The ability to answer
these common questions insures a greater understanding of the
pediatric dental issues at
hand and creates a positive relationship through effective
communications. This program
is based on questions routinely heard from parents of pediatric
dental patients and covers
a broad spectrum of topics. Included are primary anterior trauma,
treatment planning,
“rotten teeth,” timing of initial examinations and more. The
scientific basis and the rationales
for treatment is a significant part of the lecture. Practitioners
who treat children will benefit
from this engaging course.
(This is a six hour program-- in the three hour
format, as many of the 24 questions that time
permits are answered. For some meetings, the presentation is
separated into two three-hour
presentations. In this case, the second half, which is a
continuation of the material, is entitled,CAN'T WE JUST PULL THEM

Pediatric dentistry is unique in that each
appointment requires that the dentist must successfully
communicate with both children and parents and manage the behavior
of both as well as self. In
this program, principles of behavior management are discussed and
demonstrated in video
footage showing actual patients in treatment and how to best
handle them. While dentistry
often focuses on the technical aspects of our work, in this
specialty, it is only through effective
handling of patients that our technical work can be at its best.
And the parents? They are the
entertainment and promotional program, not the “problem” that most
people believe.

DENTAL DIVAS - DEALING WITH DENTAL DRAMA
(Presented by Mary Ellen Psaltis)Is your work place fulfilling or frustrating?
Optimizing your work environment is essential for everyone's
success and well-being.
However, working together can be fraught with conflict and
unresolved issues even though
women (the majority of dental employees) are known to be nurturing
and helpful. Why is it so hard?
Is there one person who seems to ruin it for everyone else? Or
does it go deeper?
This lively presentation will increase your understanding of the
underlying dynamics that can create conflict
and also create understanding and cooperation. We will cover
thoughtful ideas for transforming your office
environment.

What
is
the Dentist’s role in creating the office environment? Do you
ignore what goes on

when you
are out of the room or are you in the midst of the fray?

The
Dentist plays
the primary role in setting the tone of the office. Don’t let your
employees get the
better of you or of their coworkers. Being a female dentist
creates even more challenges
when working in an office that is usually staffed by other
women.

Get a better
understanding of what goes on when you are out of the room and why
it matters.

Take home
tools to use that will benefit everyone, including you.

SUGAR
BUGS AND SLEEPY JUICE

(A Potpourri of Practical Pediatric Dental
Pearls)
Caring for pediatric dental patients is far more than simply
filling baby teeth. It is an entire art form that
includes communications, unique skill sets, a different
perspective and clinical equipment that facilitates
the actual treatment. In this program, the many aspects of success
with the child patient will be discussed,
including management tools, dealing with parents, equipment,
materials, local anesthesia skills, plus the
astonishing satisfaction that grows out of the relationship that
is developed with the child patient. This
course is a “must” for practitioners who see pediatric patients.

STAINLESS STEEL CROWNS ARE A SNAP(A Hands-on
Workshop)
Have you ever wished you could place stainless steel crowns as
effortlessly as a pediatric
dentist? Now you can in this hands-on workshop. Live
demonstrations (on a dentoform)
will show you how to prep both a posterior primary molar and a
primary anterior incisor.
The demonstrations will also show how to fit, contour and cement a
stainless steel crown
on the molar and a composite strip crown on the incisor. All
participants will complete all
the procedures with supervision from Dr. Psaltis.

BABY STEPS(Infant and Preschool Dental Care for the General Dentist) Emphasis is now being placed on establishing a dental home
for all children upon eruption of the
first tooth or at 12 months of age. It is essential that all
dental care providers become skilled at
the steps necessary to make these visits successful for both the
child and parents. This course
discusses developmental ages, appropriate guidelines and clinical
tips.

FOOD AS YOUR FARM-ACY (Presented by Mary
Ellen Psaltis)With ads, fads and crazy science, it's challenging navigate
the cloudy waters of nutrition.
Depending on which book you read or which article you pick up,
what is 'right' or 'best' is a challenge to discern.
This plain speaking presentation will help you expand your point
of view on choosing the food you eat.
It will also emphasize the importance of nutritional information
for your dental practice.
The dental office is a potential power center for supporting the
well being of those that work there
and everyone who comes through the doors.

Objectives:

Understand nutritional reductionism and how it guides food
choices

Utilize nutrition education in your dental practice

Increase awareness that your daily decisions add up to a
lifetime of health

Realize there is much more to food than meets the eye

Plus: Learn 10 Top Tips to incorporate into your healthy living
right now

NUTRITION IGNITION (Presented by Mary Ellen Psaltis)We get nutrition information about being healthier but
what's next?
This hands-on style workshop is designed to get you moving down
the path!

Most of us love our work, but don’t always like the people who
receive it. Dealing with
patients (and staff) can sometimes be the most difficult part of
our day. As professionals,
we learn much about technical skills, but very little about what
will keep patients coming
to your office—excellent communications. Learn to identify hidden
agendas, why patients
behave in different ways and the shortcut clues to dealing
effectively with them. These skills
will enhance your communication when presenting treatment plans,
scheduling and teaching
oral hygiene techniques. Audience participation exercises and role
plays by the speakers
demonstrate the techniques during the program so that application
of the information can be
immediate. Are patients really the problem or is it our
understanding of them?

PARENTS ARE PEOPLE, TOO
(Presented by Mary Ellen and Greg Psaltis)
This is the same information as the above program, but the
emphasis here is on the
parents of pediatric patients. The concepts presented in "Problem
Patients? No Problem!"
are discussed, but examples and specific scenarios are set up to
reflect how to
effectively handle parents of young patients

SO
LITTLE ROOM, SO MUCH TO SEE

(The complete pediatric dental examination)
Every pediatric dental examination is like a new patient examination
simply because of the
dynamics of growth and development. Furthermore, there is much to
see in the mouths of
children other than caries and loose teeth. This program thoroughly
covers all aspects of
the pediatric dental examination including recognition of anomolies,
growth and development,
symmetry and balance of the dentition and other components that make
examinations on
children far from routine. Both clinical and radiographic
photographs illustrate the areas of
discussion.

LIVE
WELL EVERY DAY - BRING YOUR BEST SELF TO WORK AND LIFE
(Presented by Mary Ellen Psaltis)

Most of us can get enthused with the idea of being healthier,
richer and more satisfied.

What continues to hold us back? We already know we should be
eating more vegetables and
exercising, but is there something else? Is it possible to
have more of what you want in your
life and less of what you don't want? The answer is YES to
both questions. This program

supports
people to activate their own lives. We will be working from
the inside out noticing
and practicing skills to tune into our flow of good. Topics
include stimulating financial
abundance, exercising gratitude, examining body images,
adjusting attitudes and planning
our individual futures. We will share chocolate and notice that
some hungers have nothing to
do with food.

TO B OR NOT TO B
(formerly called If You Can't Beat 'em, Enjoy Them)
(Behavior Management from a new perspective)
This engaging program covers all aspects of Behavior Management,
which is
far more than simply "controlling the child" in a dental setting.
Emphasis is on the
behavior of the provider, which ultimately enables the child to
succeed in a dental
setting. Techniques for handling the child are covered, as well as
specific techniqes
for altering negative behaviors, such as needle-phobia, gagging,
etc. This participation
program helps the audience understand the child's view-point in
the dental setting.
There is material on how to effectively deal with parents and help
make them a part of
the success of the child's experience rather than a detriment.

A NEW GPS
Whether you are in your first year out of your training program or
just short of retirement,
this presentation is for you. Stimulate your thoughts and activate
practical, achievable steps
to increase your enjoyment of work and assure that your investment
of time, money and
effort will continue to pay off over a lifetime. Drawing upon the
advice of several dental
experts (as well as others from outside), the material will help
you establish a plan to
enhance your professional and personal life. Both realistic and
fun, your new GPS will
guide you to the place you’ve always wanted to be.

HEART WORK ISN'T HARD
Perhaps you've read or heard about health care professionals who
have traveled to
foreign countries to provide humanitarian treatment to the
disadvantaged. How in the
world can they do that, you wonder. In this program, learn about
several existing programs
that would allow you to participate immediately and also about how
Dr. Psaltis and his hygienist
have created two programs in Mexico on their own. Legalities,
logistics and the rich
rewards will be discussed with visual support of photographs and
videos of the programs in
action. This is a program that will touch your heart and possibly
have you taking your dreams
of helping others to the next step.

PREVENTIVE AND INTERCEPTIVE ORTHODONTICS
This three hour presentation deals with all aspects of early
orthodontic considerations for
the child patient. It is not a comprehensive orthodontic course.
This lecture enables the
audience to be familiar with all forms of space maintainers and
many simple active
appliances. There is also a segment on the diagnosis of early
orthodontic referrals,
emphasizing which components of the patient's growth pattern is
most likely to be helped
by early treatment and which ones can wait.

WHAT DO PATIENTS REALLY WANT?
This three hour presentation deals with the findings of a dental
survey in which more
than 20,000 patients answered the questions, "What Do You Like About
Dental
Practices?" and "How Would You Make a Dental Practice Better?" The
top 10 responses
are listed and the ensuing conversation concerns strategies for
implementing these ideas
into a practice. This program has participation of the audience.

LIVE YOUR DREAMS
(Cures for common practice headaches)
You love your work, but do not share the same feelings about some
of those bothersome
aspects of “running a business.” This lecture explores the most
common non-clinical areas
that prevent many dentists from obtaining complete joy and
satisfaction in their workplace.
Specific handouts will aid the attendees in working toward
solutions to these compelling
areas of frustration. Included are conversations about Conditions
of Employment, vision,
Team building, effective communication with patients, controlling
personal financial stresses
and other administrative aspects of private practice.

ARE YOU A MAN OR ARE YOU A MESS?
(Presented by Mary Ellen and Greg Psaltis)
(Caring for Yourself or the Male in Your Life)
Men want to be healthy, they but often take limited time and
energy to incorporate
healthy choices into their daily life. Find out more about
being active in your staying
well as you age process, rather than becoming a victim of your own
inattention. This
program is designed with the balanced wellness of men in mind, and
also speaks directly
to the women who are often the primary support and guidance for
the males in their lives.
Practical, humorous and insightful, this program will direct men
and their loved ones on a
path to long-term wellness.

GETTING
CLOSER AND STAYING TOGETHER-- A COUPLES RETREAT
This program is a unique retreat for couples for an entire
weekend. The material is not of
a dental nature, but rather in reaffirming a healthy relationship
between two people and
learning practical tools for recalling intimacy, values
clarifications and future planning.
All meals are provided, as is room. The program is typically
scheduled at a Retreat
Center, so that all attendees can leave behind the day-to-day
world of bills, children,
work, telephones, TV and all the other usual distractions that
prevent them from paying
closer attention to their most important relationship.